Brake-block holder.



E. A. PEGK. BRAKE BLOGK HOLDER.

' APPLIOATIO'N FILED AUG. 8, 1911'.

. I I V Patented May I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWIN A. PEGK, OF DENVER, COLORADQ ASSIGNOR OF ONE-I-IALF T0 ALBERT R. CORN, 01 DENVER, COLORADO.

BRAKE-BLOCK HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 21,1912.

To. all whom it may concern: v I

Be it known that I, EDWIN A. PEoK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Denver, in the county of Denver and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Brake-BlockI-Iolders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others brake block. Fig. 2 is an end view of the beam. The bell-crank levers have double eyes (2 at their other ends which project toward each other at the back of the brake block.

E are two clamping bolts. Each bolt E has a crosshead 6 provided with double-eyes e at its ends.

F are links provided with pivot pins f which connect them'with the double-eyes e and d.

G is a plate provided with holes for the bolts E, and arranged on the other side of p 1. The combination, with a brake beam,-

and a brake block; of bell-crank levers pivoted in pairs on opposite sides of the beam and provided with jaws at one end for engaging with the brake block, a plate arranged on the other side of the beam from the brake block, and clamping bolts provided with nuts and operatively connected with the said plate and the other ends of the said bell-crank levers.

2. The combination, with a brake beam, and a brake block; of bell-crank levers pivoted in pairs on opposite sides of the beam and provided with jaws at one end and double-eyes at the other end, a plate arranged on the other side of the beam from the brake block, clamping bolts provided with nuts and engaging with the said plate and provided also with crossheads having double-eyes at their ends, and links pivotally connecting the double-eyes of the crossheads withthe double-eyes of the bell-crank levers. I v

In testimony whereof I have afi'ixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

EDWIN A. PECK. Witnesses:

MAX H. METZNER, MATTHEW O. BRADLEY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of IPatents,

Washington, D. G. 

